I wrote this poem in memoriam right after Robin William's death. It precedes my other memoriam to him entitled, "Laugh Clown… Laugh," and may be found by following this link: http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/MomzillaNC/1400660/. RIP, Robin Williams –– 21 July 1951 - 11 August 2014

 
Bangarang and nanu-nanu…

He made us laugh…
He made us cry…
He made us think anew…

Healed us with his humor,
Entertained us through his pain,
Bravely stood before us, always true.

Laughing beyond the tears…
He touched our hearts.
Thoughtful and thought provoking to our view…

He Challenged our preconceptions…
Educated our new directions.
In his life, no peace he knew.

Has he found his peace at last?
A genuine soul laid bare for all to see…
Heart… Soul… Talent… shining through…

So big he couldn’t hold it back.
He had to share to show he cared.
As every mother a son would imbue…

He made the world a better place…
Bringing laughter and joy to everyone.
Pray his soul is free, though we are blue.

Shed “…a tear for every happy thought…”
A world too small to hold him bound…
Gone now to make God laugh anew.

Bangarang and nanu-nanu…

© 24 August 2014, by D. Denise Dianaty

 

 

A few quotes from Robin Williams that inspired my prose.

"Carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.”

“To live. To live would be an awfully big adventure.”

“He'll crow. He'll fight. He'll fly. And then... he'll die.”

“…make a wish, and think of me. Make your life spectacular.”

“…second star to the right and straight on till morning.”

“…a tear for every happy thought.”

“But oh, to be free…Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world…”

“You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”

“But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for”

“But only in their dreams can men be truly free. It was always thus and always thus will be.”

“Thank you... for gracing my life with your lovely presence, for adding the sweet measure of your soul to my existence.”

“A whole human life is just a heartbeat here in Heaven. Then we'll all be together forever.”

“Though lovers be lost, love shall not .. And death shall have no dominion”

“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; “O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,”

"Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.”

"Well, He broke the mold when He made me. He made me very special.”

“I believe in destiny. There must be a reason that I am as I am. There must be.”

“All the restless hearts of the world, all trying to find a way home.”